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Psychologists could have a field day watching beach goers. This morning I =
ran a shorebird survey at Conrad's Island at Lower Rose Bay. I was a littl=
e later then I wanted to be there=2C and the tide was three quarters up and=
rising. One sand flat was uncovered and the inner mudflats were still par=
tially open. The sand spit was a place where a young common tern and an ad=
ult wanted to settle and rest. This was too no avail. For whatever reason=
a ton of people decided to wade through the water on the beach and every o=
ne of them automatically headed for the exposed sand spit. Each and every =
one of them were oblivious to the surrounding wildlife. Each time putting =
up the terns who would circle back. Eventually the terns just gave up and =
flew off. All of these waders also made it extremely difficult for me to g=
et an accurate count of the shorebirds that were there as they kept putting=
them up also. There were lots of Nelson sharp-tailed sparrows present.
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I had a call today about a snow goose that was swimming along towards Baypo=
rt from the end of Feltzen South. I only got the message about it five hou=
rs later and it could be anywhere by now. =20
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David Walmark rescued a juvenile=2C none flying American woodcock from his =
cat this evening. Surprisingly this bird will not be able to fly for at le=
ast another week. I went to see it and the bird was uninjured. =20
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James R. Hirtle
Bayport
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Psychologists could have a field day watching beach goers. =3B This mor=
ning I ran a shorebird survey at Conrad's Island at Lower Rose Bay. =3B=
I was a little later then I wanted to be there=2C and the tide was three q=
uarters up and rising. =3B One sand flat was uncovered and the inner mu=
dflats were still partially open. =3B The sand spit was a place where a=
young common tern and an adult wanted to settle and rest. =3B This was=
too no avail. =3B For whatever reason a ton of people decided to wade =
through the water on the beach and every one of them automatically headed f=
or the exposed sand spit. =3B Each and every one of them were oblivious=
to the surrounding wildlife. =3B Each time putting up the terns who wo=
uld circle back. =3B Eventually the terns =3Bjust gave up and flew =
off. =3B All of these waders also made it extremely difficult for me to=
get an accurate count of the shorebirds that were there as they kept putti=
ng them up also. =3B There were lots of Nelson sharp-tailed sparrows pr=
esent.<BR>
 =3B<BR>
I had a call today about a snow goose that was swimming along towards Baypo=
rt from the end of Feltzen South. =3B I only got the message about it f=
ive hours later and it could be anywhere by now. =3B <BR>
 =3B<BR>
David Walmark rescued a juvenile=2C none flying American woodcock from his =
cat this evening. =3B Surprisingly this bird will not be able to fly fo=
r at least another week. =3B I went to see it and the bird was uninjure=
d. =3B <BR>
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James R. Hirtle<BR>
Bayport<BR>
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